Achille in Art
She figures on The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner.
A fine 1/33 scale model is on display in Paris at the Musée de la Marine.
The rescue of a female member of her crew named Jeannette after the explosion was the inspiration for the coloured engraving Anecdote At the Battle of Trafalgar. It was engraved by M Dubourg and coloured by William Heath.
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Anecdote At the Battle of Trafalgar
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